I'm the founder / programmer / designer at Glass Bottom Games. In the past I've worked for LEGO on LEGO Universe and with various startups on various prototypes, like Idyllon. Before that was a possibly misspent youth of Duke 3D / Quake modding and mode13h pixel pushing.

Basically, I'm a nerd. But I also play Capoeira and do Yoga, so I'm a... graceful nerd? Hmm.

In the wake of the US's version of Brexit, do games matter? Shit yes, they do. If you voted Trump, you'll find some aspects to hate in this piece, though the overall message applies equally to everyone.

It's popular to talk about the indie bubble. How it popped, how there wasn't an indie bubble in the first place, etc. Enough. Let's move on, and instead discuss: what we're going to do about it, and how to still succeed as an indie.

The life and times of Jones On Fire, by Glass Bottom Games. It was to be the studio's successful opening volley, a HELLO WORLD to the industry at large, it became such... but it was also a massive disappointment.

Because you 've just inverted the problem - now you have to manually scale everything DOWN. Which ends up being a lot harder. You generally want almost everything slow-mo, and only a handful of things excluded. r n r nStuff like I smashed a crate, and want the bits to ...

Honestly, I don 't do ramen either - rice and beans is where it 's at. You can do SO much with rice and beans, with a little practice, and it 's healthy and tastes good. And also dirt cheap. r n r n... but ramen rolls off the tongue ...

It 's already happening Hot Tin Roof our project - http://hottinroofgame.com is a team of 7 loosely-knit collaborators. Or look at the collaborations between @jtruher and Rocket Cat Games, or similar things happening elsewhere. r n r nThis is already how indies make their games. Very few are truly solo, ...

Hola Edward, developer of Jones On Fire here r n r nLike Aaron says... what you want to do just won 't make you money. I 'm sorry, but it won 't. It is not a strategy you can use to make a successful game right now. You will release, ...